ASB supports BU Basketball. After gathering 50 ASB lovers, the ASB team cheered on the Terriers at the BU vs. Bucknell game on Sunday, December 6, 2009.

BU took a victory over Bucknell with a score of 63-53. GO TERRIERS! The ASB team took a victory in fundraising by showing their support for the Terriers.

The next time the full ASB team will be at Agganis, they will be holding mops and plastic bags. They will clean up Agganis after the hockey game on January 29^th.

We created a payment plan this year to allow students who may not be able to come up with the trip fee within 2 weeks after registration. The trip fee will need to be completely paid prior to the end of the Spring 2010 Semester.

In order to be eligible for the payment plan, students will need to initially apply for a scholarship. Students who receive or do not receive a scholarship can utilize the payment plan. We will evaluate each student’s situation individually. We will notify the student regarding their payment plan option at the same time they receive notification regarding their scholarship.

For example: If a student receives a scholarship of $100, their remaining balance will be $200. Their individual payment plan may be $30 dollars per week, starting with the second week in February, until their balance is paid off.  (Each payment plan can vary in amount and length.)

* All flying trips will be required to put down a $150 deposit upon registration – students will still be able to apply for a scholarship, but due to the cost of flying trips, the $150 deposit is required on January 31st *

Email altbreak@bu.edu if you have any further questions.

Legos, mud pies and gingerbread houses, oh my! The ASB Block Party brought all that and more to the BU community.

Through an interactive experience, BU student learned about the nine issue areas: disabilities, children, human rights, GLBT, animal rescue, environment, housing, hunger and HIV/AIDS awareness. Searching for words, grabbing free condoms and building a puzzle brought everyone closer to the service.

The coordinators revved up their excitement by relaying their trips’ details to the BU students. Everyone definitely cannot wait for registration on January 31, 2010 at 8:00am.

The block party was sponsored by HP. HP displayed the Pavilion Artist Edition 2 and DM3 (with Windows 7). Students stopped by to check out the computers and received an environmental tote bag. The HP Brand Ambassador, Dan Chizzoniti, explained the different features of the cool computers.

This year, we have a new addition to the ASB family: five committee chairs.

Each committee chair specializes in one aspect of ASB: transportation, public relations & advertising, registration & databases, fundraising and social events. The committees also consist of trip coordinators who help implement the committees’ tasks.

The five committee chairs are Quincy Wright (fundraising), Marshall Gillette (transportation), Alisha Cooper (registration & databases), Adam Khalid (social events) and Dan Chizzoniti (public relations & advertising).

You can learn more about them under “The Committee Chairs” tab.

We all know the ASB trips are amazing, but who leads the trips? The 70 awesome coordinators, of course.

Cumberland 09 with a few 2010 Coordinators

Did you know Corey (Natchez, MS) wears Crocs? Moneil’s (Omaha, NE) birthday is during ASB? Giang (Detroit, MI) has an obsession with stilettos? Mac (Harper’s Ferry, WV) is afraid of heights? Ksenia (Detroit, MI) has a giant inflatable rhino in her room?

You can find information about all the coordinators in the “2010 Trip Blogs” tab. Each trip will blog every week to keep everyone update with information about the trip. You will learn a lot about the coordinators in the process.

Check back every week for the updates!

Grab your friends, your sleeping bag, and some food to get ready to camp out for ASB registration…in front of your computer?

For the first time, ASB registration will occur ONLINE. You may have the comfort of sleeping in your own bed, but you need to make sure you set your alarm for the right time. Registration will occur on January 31, 2010 at 8:00am.

Registration will work similarly to class registration except everyone will have access to the registration page at the same time. Make sure you have your trips ranked beforehand! Reading about the 35 trips under the “2010 Trip Blogs” tab will help you make your decisions.

More details about registration to follow in the coming weeks.

Four trips trade their rubber wheels for steal wings. Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Killeen, TX will fly to their destinations.

Every year ASB expands its impact throughout the country. This year’s expansion did not just include new sites that reach a new coast, but a new form of transportation. The volunteers will pack their bags, head over to Logan and soar above the vans to start their ASB adventure.

Check out the description of all 35 GREAT trips within the “2010 Trip Blogs” tab.

October 24-25th, ASB took to the road for their annual coordinator retreat. The two program managers, five committee chairs and 70 coordinators did not let a little rain stop their service at a local farm called the Food Project. With hands covered in mud and feet sunken into the ground, the ASB team eagerly picked vegetables from the farmland. A hard days work resulted in a harvesting of 1400 lbs of carrots, 800 lbs of beets, 850 lbs of turnips, 1000 lbs of rutabagas, and 50 lbs of radishes. Their efforts provided enough food for 8,200 meals. What an accomplishment!

Of course, every coordinator’s favorite part of the retreat was receiving their trip assignment and meeting their co-coordinator. Watching the coordinators rank their trip preferences was nerve-racking. Lindsey Wyld-Kotowicz, the Director of the Community Service Center, says “I love watching students fight over community service. It warms my heart”

The ASB team is more excited than ever to plan the 35 trips and show even more ASB love for each other.

Check out the photos!